Combined machine for making, filling, and closing bags



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- UNITED STAJ res PATENT orrlca ram. anemia, or nssrmenn, enammr, ASSIGNOB ro rum r-a. nnssm, meant- ENFAIBBIK-AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT, OF' STUTTGABT-CANNS'IATI,

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Application fled December is, 1980, Serial a...

My invention relates to such packing machines in which not only finished bags of pag per or similar material are filled and closed,

ut in which also the bags to be filled and closed are manufactured. The hitherto known, so-called combined packing plants of this kind cannot be employed in small and medium works, because for obtaining a high output they are on the one hand too expensive while on the other hand .the high output cannot be economically utilized to the full extent in small or medium works, so that such packing. plants must beshut down temporarily and then occupy a comparatively large 7 floor space ,uselessly.

The object of the invention is to' provide sucha combined packing machine which is of simpler construction and lower capacity, so that the first costs are considerably reduced,

I the plant occupies as small a space aspossible', and can be utilized to the full also for medium outputs. For this purpose, the invention consists substantialligl providing in the resent machine for ma g, filling and bags in combination with a conveying device having'a plurality of receptacles or containers b& which the bags are intermittently conveye to the various working stations for filling, jolting or shaking, closing and other treatment of the bags, a single foldin mandrel upon which the bags are made om one or more sheets of paper'fed on to the mandrel sideways and then conve'yed into the individual receptacles of the said conveying device advancing in step with the manufacture of the bags. A. machine according to this invention is by way of example illustrated in the accompanying drawings. Inthe drawings is: s Fig. 1, a diagrammatic plan of the complete machine or plant, Fig. 2, an elevation of the machine shown in Fig. 1, I

Fig. 3, a diagrammatic plan of the feeding device of the filling andclosing device, I Fig. 4, an elevation of the mechanism of the working station 11 of Fig. 3, viewed in the direction of the arrowD, Fig. 5, an elevation of the mechanism-of working station VII viewed from line 0-8 .tion and front view the folding mechanism exam rrnnme, .m crosrue BAGS 502,672, and infiermany December 17, 1999..

working station V of Fig. 3, viewed in the direction of the arrow E, v

- Fig. 6, an elevation of the apparatus at working station VIII of Fig. 3,. viewed in the direction'of the arrow A, 1 Fig. 7, a side elevation of the mechanism of Fig. 6, viewed in the direction of the arrow B in Fig. 3, I

Fig. 8, on a larger scale, an elevation ofthe mechanism at the working station V-I, viewedfrom line F-F in Fig. 1,

Fig. 9, a front elevation viewed from the right hand side on Fig. 8,

10, apart of the Fig. 8 in plan, Fig. 11, a plan ofthe working stations VI. and VII of Fig. 1 on a large scale, Fig. 12, an external view of the parts of Fig 8,

ig. 13,. amelevation of the mechanism of w of Fig. 11,

Figs. 14 and 15, a plan and a side elevation of the parts of Figs. 11 and 12 in different POSltlOIlS, and v Figs. 16, 17, and 18, diagrams explanatory of the folding operation during the closing of the bags.

Fi ures 19 and 20 show in side elevation and in plan the mechanism for lifting the sheets for the bag manufacture off the iles.

Flgures 21, 21 and 22 show in side ova tion, front view, and in lan the conveyor mechanism of the. bagimahing machine.

Figures 23 and 24 illustrate in side elevacooperating with the folding 'mandrel of the bag making machine.

Figures 25 and 26 show in side elevation and inplan details of the conveyor mechanismfor the bag filling and closing machine.

Figures 27. and 28 show in side elevation and in plan the mechanism for jolting the filled bags and for adjusting the level of the crease edge of the bag for closing thesame. Figures 29 and-29 show in side elevation and in'plan details of the mechanism adapted to raise the bottom plates of the-conveyor receptacles. 1 I I v 30 and 31 showin front iriew and 10 side elevation driving mechanism for the folding appliances, and

Figures 32 and 33 show in side elevation and in plan other driving mechanism for 5 folding means of the bag closing appliance. As indicated in diagram in Figure 1, the

improved machine consists substantially. of

the part H for the manufacture of the bags in combination with the partS for filling and closing these bags. The drive takes place from a suitable source of power, for

instance from an electric motor M, through the agency of a driving disc 200 adapted to be thrown into and out of gear by means of a suitable clutch on to the shaft 201, which transmits its rotation on to the shaft 204 by means of the gear wheels 202 and 203. From this shaft are operated the other driving shafts of the machine by means of pairs 0 bevel wheels,-in the well-known manner.

The part H of the machine which serves for the manufacture of and closed, is merely equipged with a sin le folding or wrapping man rel which is indicated at 205 and upon which the bag is manufactured. Bags consisting of a sin le or a double envelope may be produced. %n

the present case, and -2 shown diagrammatically as adapted forthe manufacture of bags consisting of a dpllible envelope of paper or a similar mater1a n The sheets for the outer envelo up in the pile 206 and those for t velopes in the. pile 207. From these piles the topmost sheets are lifted off in such a way that the two sheets willbe laid one over the other and at the proper places provided ,with an adhesive and are conveyed to the said folding mandrel 205. The withdrawal of the sheets from the piles 206 and 207 may take place, for instance, in the usual manner by the own glue stamps having at their underface projecting ledges provided with an adhesive. V

Referring to Figures 19 and 20, 102 and e inner en- 103 designate ledges forming theglue stamps for lifting the s eets ofithe piles 206 and 207. These stamps are secured to slides 105 and 105 which are guided. on the rails 106 and 106. Oscillation is im 7 105 by means of the connecting link 107, the levers 108 and 109 and rod 110 by the eccentric 115 securedto the rotating shaft 120, whichis driven from the main shaft by means of suitable bevel gears, as shown in Figure 1. An up and down motion is imparted to the rail 106 by means of the rod 126 guided in the slide 127, a connecting link a spring, not shown,in the ner with an anti-friction roller 130' against *the eccentric .132. Glue is applied to the ledges 102 by means of a roller 145 rotated by suitable known means within a container the bags to be filled b the part H is in Figures 1' es are piled 129, and a double-armed lever 130, held by U well known man:

145 filled with glue. The operating mech anism for the slide 105' is constructed in the same manner as described for the slide 105. By lowering the glue applying stamps in their illustrated position upon the piles 206 and 207 the uppermost sheets of these piles are provided with adhesive by the ledges 102 and 103 and are lifted the stamps 102 and 103. In their raised position, the stamps 102 and 103 are movedto the and 20, at such alevel that they do not touch the adhesive applying roller 145. Above the table 104Ithe stamps 102 and 103 are lowered upon this table, and rails 1'50, Figures 21, 21 and 22 are moved from an upper inoperative position down into their operative position shown in Figure 22 above the sheets situated at L and L The rails 150 are secured to a rail 151 mounted on a bracket 152 which is vertically guided on a bolt 153. A vertical reciprocation may e imparted to the bracket 152 by means of the connecting link 154, the double-armed lever 155 and the rod 156 by the eccentric 157 secured to the rotating driving shaft 120, which is also driven by bevel gears fromthe main shaft. 'As soon as the sheets have been lowered by the glue applying stamps 102 and 103-upon the table 104, the rails 150are also lowered upon the said sheets and hold them down, while the stamps 1Q2and 103 are again raised.

he conveyor mechanism fbr the sheets deposited at- L and L consistl of pushers 160 and 161, which .are guided inguide slots 162, 163, and 164. The pushers are secured beneath the table 104 to a .slide 165 whichv is displaceable on a parted to the slide 165 by means of the connecting link 170, lever 171, rod 1.72 and eccentric 173 secured to the rotating driving shaft 210. By the reciprocating motion of the pushers 160 and 161, the sheet deposited at L is conveyed to L and th posed sheets situated at L are conveyed upon the well known folding box 300, Figure 1, under the folding mandrel 205. Here the superposed outer and the inner sheets form 7 ingthe bag are by a lifting motion of the parted to the slide f olding box 300, which has the known U- shaped cross section corresponding to the cross section of the'mandrel, and by an inward motion of the well known lateral folding slides 215 and 216 wrap ed from the bottom upwards around the folding mandrel in the shape of a hose or tube and cemented together along the longitudinal seam of the hose at the top side of the fold pon thislongitudinal seam then descends the stamp 208 for pressing the said seam. The stamp 208 for pressing the longitudinal seam of the bag formed on the folding man-- drel is pivoted to a lever 201', Figures 23 and 2i4, which is operated by a rod202 and an ece two superoff the piles by raising I guide 166 secured "t6" the I table 104. A rec'procating motion is im-,

ing mandrel.

guided for vertical reciprocation the machine frame. The reciprocation is imparted to the rod 206 by a connecting link 208 which is pivotally connected to a block mounted on the under end of this rod and a 234, and an eccentric (not shown) on doublearmed lever 209 by an eccentric 211' secured to the driving shaft 210' The sheets are by the upward movement of the folding box 300 folded against the bottom and the sides of the mandrel 205, as above described.

The upper side folders 215 and 216 are secured to levers 217 and 218 which may be swung inwardly and outwardly by the levers 221 and 222 in order to fold down upon the top side of the folding mandrel the upstanding side flaps of the sheets, so as to form a hose encircling the mandrel. Motion is imparted to the levers 217 and 218 by means of the rods 223 and 224, double-armed levers 225 and 226 and eccentrics 227 and 228 secured to the driving shaft 210. i

The first bottom folder 230 is secured to a double-armed lever 231 operated by connecting link 232, the double-armed lever 233 pivoted at 234, and an eccentric (not shown) on the shaft 120. .The second bottom folder 240 is secured to a slide 241 which is guided for up and down motion ona suitable guide of the machine frame. The slide 241 is operated by a double-armed lever 242 pivoted at the driving shaft 120.

The lateral bottom folder 250 is secured to an arm 251 which is guided by an eye 252 for horizontal reciprocation on the shaft 255. The eye 252 is operated by a lever.253, and a drumlike eccentric 254 on the shaft 120. The last bottom folder 260 is secured to the shaft 255 which is mounted for horizontal reciprocation in suitable bearings of the machine frame. Horizontal reciprocation is imparted to the shaft 255 and, thereby, to the folder 260 by means of a lever 271. This lever is by.

means of a bolt pivoted in a bearing 272 of the machine frame and is rigidly connected by this bolt with a lever 273 operated by the eccentric 274 mounted on the shaft 210. The two eyes 252 and 270 are guided by a rail 275 which is secured to the eye 276 of the lever 277 which is pivoted by said eye 276 ing mandrel 205. At first, the

on the rod 255 and is operated by the eccentric 278 of the shaft 120, in such a way that a rocking motion is imparted to the guide rail 275 in respect to the front face of the foldtwo folders 230 and 240 fold down upon the front face of the mandrel205 the corresponding flaps. After they have been retracted, the folder 250 is first displaced in front ofthe mandrel so that it will fold inwardlythe adjacent upstanding-flap, and then the folder 250 is -moved by means of therail 275 against front face of the mandrel in order to pressthis After the last flap -rod193 and the'eccentr-ic 195 rotating driving shaft 120'.

.drumdike eccentric 310 of flap. Now the-last flap is folded down by moving the folder 260 to the right hand by means of the rod. 255 and the lever. 271. has been folded down by the folder 260, the folder 250 is retracted and the folded 'parts are again pressed by the folder 260.

' After the bag has been completed, the bag f is ejected by means of the rod 210 intothe.

position L upon a swinging supporting plate 286 and between the lateral guide walls 211. The rod 210 may be advanced in the longitudinal direction of the mandrel and with! drawn again by means of a link 210 and a lever 211. The lever 211 is operated by the secured to the .The plate 286 is pivotally mounted by bolt 286 and is rigidly connected by said bolt to a lever 287 which is. operated by means of the link 288 and the double-armed lever 289 by an eccentric (not shown).mounted on the shaft 120so as to swing the plate 286 from the horizontal position, shown in Figure 23, into a vertical position and to bring the empty bag from the position L tion indicated at P in lateral guide walls 211, 211 into that receptacle of the conveyor mechanism of the filling and closing or sealing device S which into the upright posi- .is situated. at the'working station I of the said sealing mechanism. This conveyor consists in the case illustrated of a wheel 212 formed by two angles, see Figure 4, placed 1 and bolted together, which wheel is rotated in step with the intermittent feed motion of the above named conveyor of the part H, so that the receptacles of the conveyor wheel 212 reach in succession the working stations I, II, III VIII over which are distributed the appliances, or mechanisms for filling, shaking, sealing, labeling or otherwise treating the bags.

The conveyor wheel 212 is secured-to a vertical shaft 301, Fi ures 25, 26, mounted in suitable bearings of the machine frame. To the under end of the shaft 301 is secured a Maltese wheel 302 of known construction to which a stepwise rotation is imparted by the rotating crank 303 in the well known manner. The rotation of the crank 303 is effected by means of the bevel gear 304 engaging with a bevelgear 305 on the shaft 306 which is rotated by a suitable drive of the machine. 311 designates a rocking lever operated by a the shaft 306 in such a manner that after each feed step of the wheel 212 the Maltese wheel 302 is fixed by a roller 311 of the lever 311 entering one of the slots 302' of the wheel 302.

The receptacles of the conveyor wheel 212 may in well known manner be designed as Figure 23 between the a backplate the angles 10 10 position of station II and front of the station V it will raise the bolt 18 particularly. clearly shown in Figs. 11 and 12, is formed by two angles 10 and 10 fixed at The side walls formed by possess at the upper ends horizontal outwardly projecting portions 10 and 10 of triangular shape. The boxes 10 are with their rear wall mounted at the upper angle of the wheel 212. Outside there extend around the boxes stationary hoops 11 and 11 connected by vertical webs. each box is formed by a plate 12 which is capable in known manner of vertical displacement against a locking device and is guided by a rod 13 in a bracket 13 fixed to the lower angle of the conveyor wheel212. In the case 1 illustrated, an automatically clamping roller or ball lock is employed for the rod 13. The roller or ball is accommodated ,in a chamber or cavity 13 of the pedestal 13 in such a way that it abuts 13 and on the other hand plane 17 provided within The roller 15 is, continually forced downwards by a the rod 13 with certainty at any desired height. Through the bottom passes into the chamber 13 a bolt or pin 18 adapted to be against an inclined slots 14'which are provided in the protective covering 20 mounted on the pedestal 13 and revolving with the conveyor wheel. The rod 13 is furthermore provided with a recess or notch 22 near its bottom end. I 7

When the empty bag is introduced into the receptacle 10 at the station I, the bottom plate 12 is .in its bottommost position. During the next forward step of the conveyor wheel 212, the bag is. conveyed in its rece tacle upon the station II, where the bag is lled. Prior to reaching the station II, the bolt 18 runs on to p a stationary rail 21 which, as Fig. 3 shows,

extends up to the front of the station V in the path described by the bolt 18. The rail 21 is mounted on an angle 216 fixed on the bed plate 215 of the machine and extends at such a height that prior to reaching the central up to its end in and by this means also lift the roller 15 against the resistance of the spring 16 and thereby release the clamping action upon the rod 13 of the bottom plate. At the station II, another rail 24 has entered into engagement with the notch 22 of the rod 13. The said rail 24 is fixed by a lever 25 to the bolt 26.-

The bolt 26 is pivoted, Figure 25, to a crank lever 26 which is connected by the link 26 to a lever 26 which is pivotally mounted at 26 and'is operated by the eccentric 26 fixed upon a shaft 26" which is rotated by a suitable The bottom of' tributed in the bag. on the one hand against the rod the said 'chamber..

spring 16 so that it is able to lock the rail 27 vertical the stations III and IV drive of the machine. Parallel to the arm 26 there is provided a link 26 in order to ensure an upright reciprocation ofthe rod 26.

At the station II, the bottom plate 12 released from its locking device is raised with the bag resting thereon up to'the filling fun nel 217 of the filling mechanism 218 by the rail 24. The filling apparatus may consist of any suitable measuring device of customary design, by which the desired contents of the bag is measured out and filled into the bag. The filling device 218 is mounted on the pillar 219. During the filling process, the rail 24 and thus also the bottom plate 12 and the bag ave imparted to them by means of the said eccentric a shaking vertically reciprocating motion so that the contents is uniformly dis- After the filling of the bag is finished, the rail 24 is again lowered, whereas due to the lifting of the bolt 18 and of the roller 15 the clamping device for the bottom plate is still held inoperative by the rail 21. 7 I

During the next forward motion of the conveyor wheel 212, the notch 22 of the rod 13 passes over a rail 27 which extends up to the station V and is adapted to shake the g filled bags.

As shown in Figures 27 and 28, for producing the vertical reciprocating-motion of bolts 27 B and 27 are fixed in eyes 27 and 27" secured to the said rail 27. The bolts 27 and 27' are adjustably guided in sleeves 27 and 27 At the under end of sleeve 27 thereis provided an extension or lug 27 and at the under end of sleeve 27 there is provided an eye, a rod 27 being passed through said'extension and said eye.

On the rod 27 there are mounted two blocks 27 of a crank lever 27 pivoted by a bolt in the bearing 27 and operated by the eccentric 27 secured to a shaft 27 which is rotated by a suitable drive of the machine. In order to avoid a tilting of the bolts 27 and 27', there are provided for each sleeve 27 and 27 pairs of parallel links 27 and 27 B which ensure a correct vertical movement of the rods 27 F and 27 and of the rail 27. In this way, the rail 27 will impart to the filled bag an intensive shaking motion by the aid of the rod 13 above up to the working station V sothat the material filled into the ba can settle down in adequate density.

hortly before the bag reaches the station V during the next feeding step of the wheel 212, the bolt 18 is released by the rail 21-fand the notch or recess 22 is released by the rail 27 so that at the station '0 the roller 15 will again exert its automatic clamping action upon the rod 13.

At the station justment of the bag at the correct height required for the sealin ment of the surface 0 the bag contents at the level or height of the sealing edge. For this V, there is effected the adof the bag by align- 4 according to Figs. and 25, prorod 31 when the receptacle has been passed ed on the clamping member 32 a double-- forward on to: the station V. The lifting tain'the height adjusted at the station V up 7 rod 31 is operated by a double-armed lever 315whichis pivoted at 31 and controlled by an eccentric 31 of a shaft 31" which is ro-- tated by a suitable: drive of the machine. The stamp 32 is with its rod 32 guided in a sleeve 32", see Figure 27, which is connected by a clamping member 32 with the guide rod 32. The under end of the rod 32 which is guided for vertical reciprocation 1n suitable bearings of the bracket 32, engages a rocking lever .32 to which a rocking motion which is of the machine. By means of the support 32 there is mount-- armed lever 32 pivoted at 32. During the downward motion of the rod 32, the stam 32 is lowered into the bag, and at the end 0 this downward movement the right-hand end of the lever32f engages a fixed rod 32 by which,during the further downward motion, the stamp 32 is lowered into the bag against the action of the spring 32'. After the bag has reached the station V, the stamp is lowered fromits' upper position (Figure 27) ,into the lower position within the bag shown in' Fig- 5. This lower position of the plunger 32 corresponds always accurately with the height or level of the correct closing edge for the production of the head seal of the bag. The rod 31 is now raised, and thus also the rod 13, bottom plate 12 and bag P, until the surface of the contents of the mediately its bag encounters the stamp 32 situated at the desired sealing level and a further raising ofthe bag P is prevented thereby. The upward motion of the-rod 13 by the rod 31 can take place easily, since the roHer 15 rolls on therod 13 and. the inclined plane 17 and is capable of deviating upwards against the spring 16. As soon, however, as the upward motion of the rod, 13 has sition, the roller 15 will beforc'ed downwards by the spring 16 so that it will take; up imclamping position again and thus prevents the rod 13 from descending. In this way, the bag is maintained in the acregards height seal or closure. The drive of the rod 31 is designed in the well known andv customary manner such that the upward motion of the .rod'3 1 takes placequnder the action of a sprin g, so that the upward motion of the rod 31 ceases as soon as the bag P is prethere is at the stationV below the lifting rod 31 which in its inoperayieldingly I ,veyor wheel upon of the rod 32 and the the, eyes 50 and 51 bolt 53 upon which 61 which are mounted been arrested and the rod 13 will be returned into its bottom po-- vented from a further upward motion by the'plate 32. e a

At the station V, a ticket, credit slip or the like may be introduced into the bag placed on the material contained therem, by suitable mechanism well known in the art.-

The bottom plate 12 and the bag P mainto the ejection of the from the machine which takes place at will be described hereafter;

After the next feed of the bag by the conbag of the head flaps of the bag takes place here by the mechanism illustrated in the '10 and in the successive stages diagram= matically shown in Figs. 16-18. At the station .VI, a pedestal 50 is mounted on the bed plate at the outside of the conveyor wheel and carries at one side the bearing arm 51.

is adapted to rotate a are this bolt by means of the rod 301 from a suitable eccentric drive and the station VIII and fixed the levers 54 and 55. A rocking mot'on can be imparted to the lever arm 300 and the station VI, the folding of the well known and customary construc-' tion. At the upper ends of'the levers 54 and 55 there is pivoted in the eyes 54'} and 55 by means of a bolt 220 a slide 56 at the underside 'of which there is fixed a cam-like rail 57 with a stepped slide face. The cam rail '57 rests with its slide face upon a roller 59 mounted in stationary bearings of a bracket and against which the slide 56 with the rail 57 is constantly drawn by springs 60. Upon the slide 56 is fixed a plate 61 which is broadened at its front end 61 and adapted to serve as a folding plate.

on the plate 61 by means of flanges 61? and 61, there are fastened bolts or pins 63 and 63. Upon these pins there are e y means of the e and 62 and 62 pivoted the fol ing plates 62 and 62 which at their front ends are pointed under an acute angle. Torsion springs 64 and 64, which are wound'around the free ends of the pins 63 and 63*,are at one end fixed to the bearing eyes 62 and 62, respectively, and at the other end to the heads 63 and 63", respectively, so that they have the tendency to keep the folding plates 7 62 and 62 in their vertical raised position shown in Figs. 8 and 9. On

which are fixed-in eyes of t e arms 65, 65"

Above the rollers 66 and 66 rod 68 carrles at its lower end a-press plate 1 69 and is secured to an 'arm 68. The arm 68*is fixed on a guide rod 68", Figures 30 and of e h whichis slidably guided in aneye68 t e bracket 80 and in the machine frame.

At .the under end of the rod 68 is secured a block 68' with a lateral horizontal slotwhich In the lateral eyes 61 'and ins 62 and 62 is engaged by the bolt 68' 68' pivoted at 68" on .the bracket 68*. The rocking lever 68 is operated by a rod 68 and an eccentric 68 of the driving shaft 204.

In the pedestals 50 and 51, there is journaled a shaft 70-adapted to be oscillated or rocked by an arm 302 and a rod 303 and upon which at both sides of the pedestal 50 levers 71, 71 are fixed which engage the slots 73, 73 of bows 74, 74' by means of the link blocks 72 and 72, respectively. Paralleloram-like with the levers 71, 71 the levers of a rocking lever 6, 76 by means of pin 77 pivoted in the pedestal 50, are by means of pins 78, 78 pivotally connected with the bows 74, 74 The bows 74, 74 carry by means of bolt 74 a folding roller 75. At their front ends, the two bows 74, 74 are rigidly joined by a spacing bolt 74. A vertical reciprocating motion can be imparted to the rod 303 by a suitable eccentric drive of well known construction.

cal position is .mechanlsm described moved from its rear 61" then takes place is moving downwards has VI, the slide 56 with the foldingplate 61 7 and the swingin folders 62, 62 in their vertiy means ofthe operating position (not shown) into its front position illustrated in Figs. 8 and 10.

In the rear position of the pedestal 56, the cam piece 57 rests with its front surface 58 on the roller 59, so that the foldin plate 61 is held swung upwards by the difierence in height of the two guide faces 58 and 58 in relation to the position indicated in Fig. 8, around the bolt 220. If the slide 56 is now pushed forward, the front edge of the foldingplate 61 will move at first in the same upper elevation, until the guide face 58* passes into the inclined surface 58. During the progress of-the inclined surface 58 on the roller 59, a lowering of the folding plate which, when the guide surface 58 comes in contact with the roller 59, is moved, in its horizontal position according to Fig. 8, finally into its front working positio In consequence of the folding plate 61 being, in the manner described, moved at first against the bag P at a height which lies above the folding edge and then during its furtheradvance, the first flap 1"is folded according to Fig. 17 down with certainty over the material in the bag or the cardboard ticket or the like placed eventually upon the contents of the bag-at the stationV. As soon as the flap 1' been folded down, the lateral folding plates 62, 62 are by means of the rollers. 66,

66" swung outwards into the horizontal position shown in Fig. 10 in full ,lines and inv Fig. 9 in dottedlines, by the angles or pressure pieces 67, 67 being moveddownwards by the rod 68. In this way, the lateral flaps 1 are according to Fig. 18 flattened down plates 10 rail outwardly in the form ofcorners or points 1' and 1, which are pressed down upon the laterally projecting triangular extension and 10 of the receptacle, in order to obtain a satisfactory creaslng.

After the folding has been completed, the folding members 61, 62 and 62 are moved back into their starting or initial position by the return motion of the slide 56, while simultaneously the bows 74, 74* with the roller 75 are moved by the described operating mechanism across the folded down parts of the bag into the position designated in Fig. 8 by (75) and back again, in order to roll smooth the folded parts by means of the When by the next forward step of the conveyor wheel 212 the bag reaches the station I, adhesive will be applied to the corners 1 and 1 of the bag. The apparatus employed for this purpose consists in the well nown manner of two triangular applying plates 80-which are by means springs 80 resiliently suspended from a sup-- porting plate 80. The plate 80 is mounted on a slide 80 guided upon the rail 80 andis adapted to be reciprocated by a connecting rod-80 and a crank lever 80 pivoted at 80' in the bracket 80 The lever 80 is operated by the rod 80 and the eccentric 80 secured to the shaft 204, Figures 30 and 31. The rid 152 bearing by means of the arm is slidably guided'in a sleeve of the bracket 80 and operated by a double-armed lever 80 which is pivoted on the bolt 80' and operated by the rod 80 and the eccentric 80 secured t'o'the shaft 204. The rail 80 is by an arm 80 fastened to a rod 152 to which a vertical reciprocating motion can-be imparted by a suitable well known eccentric drive and which in its turn transmits this motion to the rail 80. i

For applying the adhesive to the flaps 1 and. 1, the slide 80 is moved from its inoperative position outside the reach of the conveyor wheel, upon the rail 80 which is in its raised position, until it stands above the bag, and the rail 80 with the slide 80 is then lowered-so far that the plates 80 provided with adhesive are resiliently'pressed upon the flaps 1 and 1 which in their turn rest upon the lateral triangular extensions of bolts 80 and 10 and 10 of the receptacle for the bag.,

roller ofthe customary construction which gum or adhesive applyin i o tes-80. 7 To ensure that the turning over ofthe'two 1 1 now taking placeis effected exactly along their folding edges,special creascated in Fig. 13 at tached to a lever 81. I

ed to-rock upon the shaft 301 of the con-- for the rocking lever 81 is designed in such ing or embossed marldng may be applied tov thesaid folding edges indicated at f, f prior tothe application of the adhesive. For this purpose, a press is furnished with sharp folding edges or knives 91 and 92. Theplate 90 is by means of the threaded screw pins 90 fixed upon a bolt 90' which is journaled in a sleeve 90". This sleeve is mounted at'the stationary supporting rod 90?, Upon the end of the bolt 90 projecting from the sleeve 90 there is fixed an arm 90 adapted to be vertically oscillated by a suitable and well known eccentric drive.

- Whenthe bag arrives at the station VII, the plate 90 is in its swungupposition indi- Before the slide 80 attains its front working posit1on,- the plate 90 is already swung' downwardsinto its horizontal position by its 0 crating mechanism, the knife edges 91, 92 o the plate 90 entering the folding edges f, f and producing hereby a sharp crease.

.Theturning over of the flap 1 lying in the rear viewed in the direction of feed, takes place by means of a folding plate 81- at- The lever 81 is adaptveyor wheel in such a manner that in carrying out its oscillations the folding plate 81 reaches the working position shown in Fig. 14 and again returnsinto the inoperative position of Fig. 11, whereby the plate 81 folds the flap 1 down upon the upper front face of the bag, according to Fig. 14. As particularly clearly shown in Fig. 14, the forward swing motion of the folding plate 81 takes place, while the bag is already being moved forward from the station VII to the station VIII, and the operating mechanism a manner that the folding plate 81 has a slight connecting is secured to the bracket 81, and the rocking lead in relation to the: feed motion of the.

conveyor wheel, in order to complete the folding over of the flap-1 of the folding plate 81, before the last flap 1*, will be turned over. As shown in Figures 32 and 33, the arm 81 is rigidly connected to the lever arm 81. The desired horizontal rocking movement is impartedto the arms 81 and 81 and to the folding plate 81 by the link 81 5, the crank lever 81 piv oted at 81 in the bracket 81, the rod 81 and the eccentricSl secured to the driving shaft The socket 90 for the creas ng plate 90 movement is imparted to the arm 90 by a rod plate 90 is provided which (90)' in dashes and dots.-

situated in the rear viewed in the direction of feed, by means in the direction of feed situated in front,

lever 81 into the -a spring 86 inner groove 86 90* and eccentric 90 secured to the 'drivof a rail 240 which projects into a recess 81 travel of the bag from-the v of the folding plate 81 and is se'curedto' the hoo s 11*,11".

T e turning over 1* takes place by a by means of a hinge of the last flap orpoint folding .plate which 84 is pivotally mounted on a plate 86 and with a set screw 85 rests On the folding upon the upper hoop 11.

of the rail 85",

plate 85 there is by means in which is also mounted the set screw 85,

journaled a roller 83. On the rockin 81 ismounted a rail,82 which accor ing to lever Fig. 15 is at its front end 82 designed as a descending curve. During the described forward motion of the folding plate 81,-the rail 82 is likewise moved forward by, the rocking ition shown in Figs. 14 and 15, and there y the roller 83 and thus also the folding plate 85 is raised by the camv edge 82 Since the'folding plate 85, as shown in Fig.

or corner 1, this point will (likewise be raised at a right angle by the raistijngof the folding mo plate 85, so that when the g is pushed for 12, extends until beneath the pointward under the Iplate 85 and the plate '86 on to.

the station V I, the closing flap 1 will be folded down on and cemented to the Help 1 previously folded down by the folding plate 81, so that the bag is now .finally' closed.

In order to. exert an elastic pressure by the plate or rail 86 upon the seal of the bag, the rail 86 is held down by spring pressure. For this purpose, the rail is secured to the flat head 86 of a bolt 86" which is adapted-to slide vertically in a sleeve 86' fixed upon the rod 86 by means-of an arm 86. the sleeve 86 and the head 86? is interposed by which the rail 86 is resiliently forced into its lowest position determined by the collar The bolt 86 is prevented from turning within'the sleeve 86 and thus .to turn the press rail 86 by pins 86 ,'-Wh ich are screwed into the bolt 86 and engage vertical internal Between 86 mounted upon the bolt- 86". I

grooves 86 of the sleeve 86".. For introduc-.

ing the pins 86 -into the grooves .86, the grooves 86 continue arcdike in a vertical continuous of the sleeve 86. At the station VIII. a label may be aflixed to theupper head seal by any suitable mechanism of known construction. 1

After the labelling ofthe bag at tion VIII, it is necessary bolt into the sleeve 86* and the the sta- I to align 4 the bot- 

